VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- It took the biggest
comeback in team history to end the Vancouver Grizzlies'
seven-game losing streak.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 24 points and Michael Dickerson had
20 of his 24 in the second half as the Grizzlies rallied for a
97-86 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

"Im happy we fought back and won the game." said Abdur-Rahim,
who scored 16 of his points in the first half. "I think we have
to do a better job starting the game and be better prepared.
There were definitely some things within the team that we have
to address and this one win doesn't take away from that.
Trusting each other, playing together all the time and being
more consistent are definitely things as a team we have to
address. But I think this win shows a lot"

Vancouver recorded the largest comeback in franchise history,
battling back from a 23-point first-half deficit to hand the
Nets their fifth straight loss. The Grizzlies' biggest previous
come-from-behind win was on April 4, when they overcame an
18-point deficit for a 102-100 triumph over Houston.

Vancouver used a club record 21-0 run to bridge the final two
quarters and take control, while scoring the first 15 points of
the fourth quarter. Rahim's follow shot with 9:37 remaining gave
the Grizzlies a 73-72 advantage and their first lead since a 6-4
edge early in the opening period.

"It was a good win obviously." Vancouver coach Sidney Lowe said.
"But the way we picked up in the second half, the defense was
really good. "

With 6:51 left in the third, Dickerson took over. He scored
nine of his team's next 19 points to end the period and trim the
deficit to 72-65 entering the final 12 minutes.

New Jersey went 5-for-21 (23.8 percent) in the third quarter and
was outscored 25-13 after leading the entire first half. The
Nets are now 1-8 against the West on the road and now 13-2 when
leading after three quarters.

"What can I do,"" asked New Jersey coach Byron Scott. "Bring in
a doctor at halftime and surgically put some heart into them?
What else can I say? What else can I do? It's tough to swallow.
You've got a 19-point lead and to come out and play the way we
did is unexceptable."

Vancouver is 1-13 at home when trailing after the third quarter
and improve their record to 8-6 against the East teams.

The Nets missed seven straight shots during Vancouver's
fourth-quarter surge, allowing the Grizzlies to score 13
straight points before Stephon Marbury found rookie Kenyon
Martin for New Jersey's first basket of the period with 5:48 to
go.

Marbury and Martin each scored 19 points for the Nets, who got
just three points on 1-of-4 shooting in 15 minutes from Keith
Van Horn.

"It's very hard to swallow right now." said Marbury, who dished
eight of his 11 assists in the first half. "Coach is mad at us,
but we're mad at ourselves. This is definitely one of the low
points in my career. It's very frustrating to go 0-5 on this
raod trip. We have to bounce back, that's a must. I'm mad. I'm
frustrated. These are games that you're supposed to win."

New Jersey shot 71 percent (15-of-21) in the first quarter but
under 33 percent (19-of-58) thereafter. The Nets managed 14
points in the fourth quarter in the finale of a winless
five-game West Coast trip, losing by an average of 16 points per
game.

"I told this team at the half that this thing can go from 19 to
25, 26 (points) and its over. Or it can go from 19, 10, (or) 11
and it's a game. And that's exactly what happened," Scott said.